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UK's carrier strike group to conduct wargame with Indian Navy

The United Kingdom's largest warship HMS Queen Elizabeth and its strike task group has sailed into the Indian Ocean and will carry out a mega wargame with the Indian Navy as the aircraft carrier......

Modi handshake leaflet figures in racism debate in House of Commons

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Opposition Leader Keir Starmer clashed in the House of Commons over a controversial by-election leaflet, which had been branded ”divisive” and......

Why the Army Needs the IAF!

In the early part of the Kargil operations, the army opted to more or less go it alone, sacrificing large numbers of men and officers in almost superhuman struggles against an enemy on higher......

Duchess of Cambridge self-isolating after Covid contact

Britain's Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William, has been forced into self-isolation for 10 days after coming in contact with someone who later tested positive for COVID-19, Kensington Palace......

Masks to become personal choice as UK lifts lockdown

The use of face masks as protection against coronavirus will become a matter of "personal choice" as the United Kingdom lifts legal lockdown measures in place later this month, a Cabinet minister......

How Stock Market has Changed in 40 Years

While Nifty 50 reflects changes in 40 years, it also shows what is missing: Low-cost manufacturers at one end, and deep-value players at the other.Also missing are technology players, observes T N......

Cairn gets French court order to seize 20 Indian assets

In a setback to India, Britain's Cairn Energy Plc has secured a French court order to seize some 20 government properties in Paris to recover a part of the $1.7 billion due from New Delhi following......

Bharti to invest Rs 3,700 cr more into OneWeb

Bharti will invest an additional $500 million (over Rs 3,700 crore) into OneWeb, to become the largest shareholder in the satellite communications company that billionaire Sunil Mittal-run Bharti......

Cairn to target assets of state-owned firms to recover dues worth $1.2 billion

After Air India, Britain's Cairn Energy PLC plans to target assets of state-owned firms and banks in countries from the US to Singapore as it looks to ramp up efforts to recover the amount due from......

A 2-bedroom flat in Hindujas' The OWO costs 5.8 mn!

The OWO is spread over 580,000 sq. ft and rises to seven floors. Its 1,100 rooms are now being converted into 85 residences and a hotel. IMAGE: A 250-year lease of the vast property was acquired......

Tokyo Olympics: Medal Table

China's Yang Qian won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics in the women's 10-meter rifle competition on Saturday. Mirabai Chanu ended India's 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at......

Thank God for Mary, Manika, Sindhu

Mary Kom's winning start and Manika Batra's brilliant come-from-behind victory were the only bright spots in an otherwise gloomy day for India at Tokyo, observes Raj Kishore Mishra. IMAGE: MC Mary......

Olympics: Mary Kom in pre-quarters; Manish bows out

IMAGE: India's MC Mary Kom, in red, trades punches with the Dominican Republic's Miguelina Hernandez Garcia during the women's flyweight boxing bout, at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, on Sunday.......

Olympics: World No. 1 Barty out in Round 1; Murray withdraws

IMAGE: Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo celebrates winning a point during her women’s singles first round match against Australia's Ashleigh Barty at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Photograph:......

Tokyo Olympics: How India's athletes fared on July 24

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu got India off the mark with a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. A look at how India's athletes fared: WEIGHTLIFTING IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu claimed the silver......

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